Miguel Arraes

Miguel Arraes de Alencar (December 15, 1916 – August 13, 2005) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He was mayor of Recife, State Deputy, Federal Deputy and three times Governor of Pernambuco.[1][2][3]

Miguel Arraes
Federal Deputy from Pernambuco
In office
February 1, 2003 – August 13, 2005
In office
February 1, 1991 – December 16, 1994
In office
February 1, 1975 – February 1, 1987
Governor of Pernambuco
In office
January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1999
Vice GovernorJorge José Gomes
Preceded byJoaquim Francisco
Succeeded byJarbas Vasconcelos
In office
March 15, 1987 – April 1, 1990
Vice GovernorCarlos Wilson
Preceded byGustavo Krause
Succeeded byCarlos Wilson
In office
January 31, 1963 – April 2, 1964
Vice GovernorPaulo Pessoa Guerra
Preceded byCid Sampaio
Succeeded byPaulo Pessoa Guerra
Mayor of Recife
In office
January 1, 1960 – January 1, 1963
Preceded byPelópidas da Silveira
Succeeded byLiberato da Costa Júnior
State Deputy of Pernambuco
In office
February 1, 1951 – February 1, 1959
Personal details
Born(1916-12-15)December 15, 1916
Araripe, Ceará, Brazil
DiedAugust 13, 2005(2005-08-13) (aged 88)
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political party
  • PST (1959–1964)
  • PMDB (1980–1990)
  • PSB (1990–2005)
Spouse(s)
    Célia de Sousa Leão
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    ​
    (m. 1945; died 1961)​
      Maria Magdalena Fiúza
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      ​
      (m. 1963; his death 2005)​
      Children10
      MotherMaria Benigna Arraes
      FatherJosé Almino Alencar e Silva
      Alma materLaw School of Recife (LL.B.)

      Birth

      Arraes was born in Araripe in the state of Ceará, but moved to Pernambuco after graduating from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law.[2][3]

      Imprisonment and exile

      In the military takeover of the government of Brazil in 1964 Arraes was jailed and exiled. He initially refused to resign as governor of Pernambuco and was jailed by the military government in a political prison on the island of Fernando de Noronha. Arraes remained in prison for 11 months before being granted asylum in Algeria. He remained there for 14 years and returned to Brazil in 1979.[1][2][3]

      See also

      References
      1. Cavalcanti, Luiz (2013). Pernambuco : uma história política. Recife: Edições Bagaço. pp. 133–138. ISBN 9788537309339.
      2. Guardian Obituary
      3. "Miguel Arraes de Alencar" (in Portuguese). Recife, Brazil: Governo de Pernambuco. 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
      Political offices
      Preceded by
      Pelópidas da Silveira      		 Mayor of Recife
      1960–63      		 Succeeded by
      Liberato da Costa Júnior
      Preceded by
      Cid Sampaio      		 Governor of Pernambuco
      1963–64
      1987–90
      1995–99      		 Succeeded by
      Paulo Pessoa Guerra
      Preceded by
      Gustavo Krause      		 Succeeded by
      Carlos Wilson
      Preceded by
      Joaquim Francisco      		 Succeeded by
      Jarbas Vasconcelos
      Party political offices
      New political party PST nominee for Governor of Pernambuco
      1962      		 Party dissolved
      Preceded by
      Marcos Freire      		 PMDB nominee for Governor of Pernambuco
      1982      		 Succeeded by
      Jarbas Vasconcelos
      New political party PSB nominee for Governor of Pernambuco
      1994, 1998      		 Succeeded by
      Dilton da Conti


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